Verney Surname

155,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Verney Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Celt.) belonging to Vernay or Verney (France) = the Alder- Grove [Low Latin vernet-um (-et-um, plantation suff.); from Gaulish vern-os (French ver(g)ne)-Welsh gwern-en = Breton guern-Irish and Gaelic fearn (Old Irish fern), alder-tree (fearn- ach, alder-grove] Item, un petit verney assis au terroir de Manopou.

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Verney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,1831:56,1487,463
England5871:94,92010,135
United States4271:848,85064,722
Australia2261:119,45013,170
Canada831:443,92338,562
Liberia611:72,2716,117
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Haiti391:273,9469,218
Israel251:342,30528,607
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Wales111:281,32115,850
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4051:60,1867,051
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Verney (394) may also be a first name.

Verney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Celt.) belonging to Vernay or Verney (France) = the Alder- Grove [Low Latin vernet-um (-et-um, plantation suff.); from Gaulish vern-os (French ver(g)ne)-Welsh gwern-en = Breton guern-Irish and Gaelic fearn (Old Irish fern), alder-tree (fearn- ach, alder-grove] Item, un petit verney assis au terroir de Manopou.—Charter, A.D. 1412; Ducange, s.v. ‘verniacum’ [-i-acum was sometimes used for -etum] In our 13th-cent. rolls we find the forms (with prefixed de) Verney, Vernay, and Vernai. Vernay or Verney is naturally not an uncommon place-name in France; but no doubt the chief source of the Anglo-French surname is St. Paul-de- Vernay, Calvados, Normandy.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Vernay or Verney (alder grove), in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Vernai, a parish in the arrondissement of Bayeux, latinized in charters, temp. Hen. I., as Vernacum.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wigen de Verigny, or De Verincio, and Walter de V. Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); also in 1198 (Ib.).

The Norman People (1874)

Ranulph, and Roger de Vernai, and the Forest of Vernai, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Philippus Vernei 1195 (Ib.). Vernai was near Bayeux, Normandy. Gerelinus de V. c. 1080 granted lands to St. Peter Conches (Gall. Christ. xi. 132, Instr.); and Ralph de V. about the same time held, jointly with Ralph de Toeni, lands at Bois-Raillate (Ibid.). Walter de V. occurs in Cambridge 1158, Richard de V. in Stafford t. Richard I. Hence the Earls of Fermanagh, and Lords Willoughby de Broke.

The Norman People (1874)

Verney: is from Vernai, near Bayeux.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Verney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Verney Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Verney (Russian: Верней) has its highest incidence in France. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 155,943rd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,594,356 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Verney are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Verney is also the 435,477th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 394 people.

The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 1,183 people, or 1 in 56,148. In France Verney is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 52 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 12 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Excluding France it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Verney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Verney has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Verney surname increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 593 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 133 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Verney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Verney last name are 2.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Verney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.54% less than the national average, earning R 155,556 per year; in United States they earn 14.43% more than the national average, earning $49,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $56,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vierney923/
Vearney921/
Vernney921/
Verne917,030/
Verny911,003/
Vaerneya861/
Vierneya861/
Varney8326,615/
Vernet8316,321/
Verner8313,879/
Vergne838,147/
Vernay836,722/
Berney834,317/
Vernes831,259/
Vierne83705/
Vernez83695/
Ferney83656/
Vernyy83350/
Vernoy83328/
Vernyi83303/
Vernie83229/
Werney8362/
Vernei8362/
Vernee8335/
Vernøy8327/
Vernea839/
Vernuy838/
Verniy836/
Veerny835/
Vorney834/
Virney832/
Vernae832/
Vernhe832/
Vaerne832/
Veurne832/
Vernge831/
Veirne831/
Vernye831/
Verned831/
Vernue831/
Vernée831/
Verneh831/
Vernoe830/
Vearny830/
Vergnes775,108/
Vernhes772,473/
Vernhet771,133/
Vernooy77991/
Verneus77738/
Vernaya77589/
Vergnet77379/
Viorney7796/
Øvernes7773/
Verenne7768/
Fearney7762/
Vernett7758/
Verness7758/
Vernest7755/
Bierney7744/
Vernech7742/
Vernysh7724/
Bernhey7721/
Verneha7721/
Verneer7720/
Varnney7715/
Varneya7713/
Vearner778/
Viernay778/
Wierney777/
Vernejo777/
Veirnes777/
Varhney776/
Berneye775/
Vergner775/
Vernets774/
Verhnes774/
Vergnay774/
Vernays774/
Pferney773/
Vherner772/
Fierney771/
Beirney771/
Berneya771/
Berneyi771/
Bernney771/
Verneis771/
Verngne771/
Vernouy771/
Vernych771/
Varneyh771/
Vhernes771/
Veirnez771/
Vergnez771/
Verhnet771/
Verinne771/
Vernayd771/
Verneht771/
Vernher771/
Vernhie771/
Verniya771/
Vernyoh771/
Berneys771/
Berniey771/
Vernaiy771/
Verneui771/
Vernner770/
Bearney770/
Feirney770/
Berrney770/
Wherney770/
Verrnet770/
Feerney770/
Weirney770/
Vuirney770/
Vaarney770/
Verna739,317/
Berne737,618/
Verni732,847/
Berny732,627/
Varne731,825/
Werny73903/
Werne73891/
Ferne73604/
Ferny7396/
Vorne7388/
Virny7315/
Verná7314/
Vrene7313/
Verný739/
Virne738/
Vyrne735/
Värne735/
Verné734/
Vernè732/
Uerne731/
Vernj731/
Varnneya7110/
Verennes717/
Verrynne717/
Vernooys716/
Vetrenne711/
Verneesh711/
Verneius711/
Vehernes711/
Vergnaue711/
Vernooie711/
Beherney710/
Verginne710/
Vergnets710/
Verneach710/
Berner6725,342/
Bernet679,687/
Forney679,551/
Beirne676,445/
Bernuy674,196/
Ferner673,144/
Birney673,040/
Wearne672,654/
Farney672,259/
Fernie672,207/
Bernes672,201/
Bernie671,666/
Bernay671,403/
Vernaz671,134/
Fernet671,089/
Vernis67960/
Fernez67884/
Bearne67702/
Vergna67672/
Varnie67605/
Vernat67591/
Freney67581/
Wierny67440/
Warney67437/
Veerni67408/
Fernee67365/
Bernez67348/
Vernau67346/
Bierne67343/
Bernyś67337/
Fearne67329/
Virnes67279/
Fernea67182/
Fernes67181/
Verniz67180/
Bernea67175/
Vernio67173/
Vierna67161/
Beurne67151/
Berned67120/
Vergni67118/
Bierny67111/
Bernoy6791/
Beyrne6780/
Varnay6775/
Bergne6767/
Vernas6762/
Veerna6749/
Fernay6748/
Bernge6743/
Worney6741/
Berneš6740/
Vernou6735/
Vernai6732/
Woerne6731/
Berhne6731/
Wernej6728/
Vernij6727/
Vaarne6727/
Wierne6727/
Virgne6722/
Huerne6722/
Bernoe6718/
Vierni6718/
Bernee6718/
Fernye6718/
Virnez6713/
Varnei6712/
Wernay6712/
Vörner6712/
Vornøe6710/
Wernie678/
Bernae678/
Wernøe678/
Värner678/
Vyrnyi678/
Bernei677/
Vernad677/
Bernøe676/
Vernér676/
Virnay675/
Virnet675/
Berniy675/
Virnyy674/
Verrna674/
Vernah674/
Vernoi674/
Vernui674/
Vérnet674/
Viorne674/
Vornay673/
Vernga673/
Bernny673/
Verneesch673/
Bernne673/
Fernée673/
Vernès673/
Vernii672/
Vornea672/
Vernni672/
Vharne672/
Varnea672/
Varnoy672/
Wergne672/
Berneś672/
Werneh672/
Firney671/
Fierny671/
Bearny671/
Byrney671/
Virniy671/
Berneu671/
Ferneu671/
Feerny671/
Fyrney671/
Berzny671/
Vyrnes671/
Vornoy671/
Virnee671/
Vernaa671/
Fearny671/
Fernoy671/
Varnee671/
Pherne671/
Ferneh671/
Varneh671/
Wernea671/
Vernid671/
Werniy671/
Vernét671/
Vernız671/
Värnes671/
Vrenea671/
Fernyś671/
Fernei671/
Bernye671/
Virned671/
Vyrnez671/
Fernge671/
Fernae671/
Fernoe671/
Wernhe671/
Wernee671/
Berrne671/
Weurne670/
Vyrene670/
Fernny670/
Verrenner670/
Werrne670/
Foerny670/
Vornee670/
Varrny670/
Ferrne670/
Wherne670/

Verney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Verney in the Russian language
Вернейvernej-

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